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Jelly Roll
Courts & Law
6abc

Pa. wedding band Jellyroll suing country star Jelly Roll, claiming trademark infringement

The band, from Chadds Ford, have been performing for years. The lawsuit claims that there's been confusion in the marketplace since the Tennessee-native singer rose to fame.

2 years ago

Doylestown Hospital building
Courts & Law
6abc

Former Bucks County hospital director pleads guilty to embezzling over $600K from charity fund

An investigation began in January 2022 when the Doylestown Hospital’s board of directors reported they were receiving insufficient funds charges on one of their accounts.

2 years ago

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. (left) with his attorney, Ed Jacobs, addressing reporters during a press conference on April 1, 2024.
Courts & Law

Atlantic City mayor and wife accused of abusing teen daughter

Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, Superintendent Dr. La’Quetta Small, allegedly “physically and emotionally” abused their daughter over the course of two months last winter.

2 years ago

Philly is a big sports city with the Sixers, Eagles, Flyers, Union and Phillies. But, the city currently does not have a WNBA team. Why?
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Why Philly Doesn’t Have a WNBA Team, How to Detect Deepfakes in an Election

After the thrilling women's NCAA tournament wrapped, we wonder why Philly doesn't have it's own WNBA team. Plus, we talk to a deepfake detective about the upcoming election.

Air Date: April 11, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 50:01
Philadelphia City Councilmember Jim Harrity
Community

Philly City Council may expand ‘displaced worker’ law despite business pushback

As office towers are retrofitted, residential buildings’ unionized cleaners in Center City say they worry about job security. But businesses say proposed changes go too far.

2 years ago

Nadine Menendez
Courts & Law

Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife cites need for surgery in request to delay her trial

Nadine Menendez says a newly diagnosed condition requires surgery within six weeks. A federal judge is set for a May 6 trial of the senator, his wife and two businessmen.

2 years ago

Cherelle Parker entering City Council at City Hall
Politics & Policy

Mayor Parker signs bills targeting quality of life in Kensington

The actions ban gambling devices in convenience stores, outlaw flipping devices and mandate an 11 p.m. business curfew in Kensington.

2 years ago

FILE - President Barack Obama awards psychologist Daniel Kahneman with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Nov. 20, 2013, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Kahneman, a psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in economics for his insights into how ingrained neurological biases influence decision making, died Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the age of 90. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Studio 2
Science

How Daniel Kahneman Pioneered Behavioral Economics, How Public Defenders Came About

We look at the legacy of the late psychologist Daniel Kahneman. The Princeton University Nobel Laureate changed our understanding of how we make decisions.

Air Date: April 3, 2024

Listen 50:02
Elmer Daniels
Courts & Law

Delaware judge tosses lawsuit filed by man who served nearly 40 years for rape he may not have committed

The judge on Monday found that Elmer Daniels failed to prove his argument that Delaware police had concocted evidence against him and withheld exculpatory evidence.

2 years ago

Donald Trump
NPR
Courts & Law

Trump posts bond in civil fraud case; has gag order expanded in hush-money trial

The news comes a week after a New York appeals court reduced the amount Trump had to post as bond from nearly half a billion to $175 million — and gave him 10 days to post it.

2 years ago

An image of a Stop sign in the middle of flooding.
Courts & Law

Bucks County files climate lawsuit against Big Oil

Filed a year after devastating flash floods killed seven people in Bucks County, the lawsuit alleges the oil industry deceived the public about its climate impact.

2 years ago

Listen 1:08
Sen. Vincent Hughes
Health

Pa. Democrats, doctors push preservation of Affordable Care Act in face of Trump’s promise to repeal

Although initially highly partisan, Republicans appear to have largely given up the fight over the 2010 law. However, the presumed party nominee still has it in his sights.

2 years ago

Listen 1:11
Bill Rohrer and Rob Coupe
Community

High marks for former top cop, prisons boss in new role as Delaware weed czar

Rob Coupe acknowledges his new post is a "drastic change" from his days as a trooper, when he often locked up people for marijuana possession.

2 years ago

Listen 2:24
Toxic Asbestos Found At Multiple Sites Across Sydney
NPR
Politics & Policy

The U.S. bans most common form of asbestos, after decades of pushback from industry

More than 50 other countries have already banned the substance, which has been known to lead to lung and ovarian cancer, mesothelioma and other deadly illnesses.

2 years ago

Donald Trump Holds Get Out The Vote Rally In Georgia
NPR
Courts & Law

Trump unable to post $450M bond in New York fraud case, his lawyers say

Trump's lawyers say they've approached 30 companies through four brokers and none will accept his real estate holdings as a guarantee on the bond.

2 years ago

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